Category: Cannabis World

Cannabis growers can use blockchain tech to get a better deal for creators of interesting and unique strains, says Dan Sutton, Founder and CEO of Tantalus Labs.As most people familiar with cannabis know, there are countless strains of the plant, with more sprouting up – pun fully intended – every day.Each of these strains is…

Andrew Vass had been suffering the “torturous” effects of long COVID for about a year before his doctor gave him some weed. Specifically, an oil-form of medicinal cannabis containing 5 percent cannabidiol (CBD) and 0.2 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The effect, he says, was immediate. Vass, a 42-year-old financial services worker from London, had only used cannabis…

House Agriculture Chairman David Scott on Thursday said the 2023 farm bill should address the barriers small businesses and Black entrepreneurs face when trying to start legal cannabis companies under state law.Those barriers include high startup costs, underfunded state social equity programs and the lack of access to banking, Amber Littlejohn, executive director of the…

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LOS ANGELES — Amid concerns that California’s cannabis industry is overtaxed and on the brink of collapse, children’s and youth advocates say cutting marijuana taxes could put badly needed social service programs in jeopardy.Small cannabis farmers and business owners have repeatedly asked the state to overhaul the industry's tax system as they struggle to stay…

Let’s get this out of the way now: You should not take CBD to prevent COVID-19. You should not smoke weed to prevent COVID-19—in fact, that will probably make things worse. You definitely should not drink CBD seltzers or take gummies to protect yourself from a virus that has the potential to kill you—especially when…

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Blockchain and cannabis have one thing in common: they are both disruptive developments changing how people do business worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom. When it comes to legal cannabis producers, blockchain has the potential to completely transform an industry that has been hampered by a shockingly slow development trajectory, resulting in increased revenues in…

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Cannabis use produces persistent cognitive impairments Peer reviewed: Yes Method of research: Systematic review Subject of study: People   A systematic review published today in the scientific journal Addiction has found that cannabis use leads to acute cognitive impairments that may continue beyond the period of intoxication. This Canadian-led meta-review (review of reviews) merged the findings…